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'''Nandagiri''' | '''Nandagiri''' is the name of several places in [[India]]. It is a village in [[Telangana]], a suburb of [[Hyderabad, Telangana|Hyderabad]]. | ||
==Village== | ==Village== | ||
The village Nandagiri is in [[ | The village Nandagiri is in [[Peddapalle]] [[Tehsil|mandal]] in [[Jagityal]] district of Telanagna state. It has three temples nearby. | ||
The distance between Karimnagar and Nandagiri nearly 35 km. | The distance between Karimnagar and Nandagiri nearly 35 km. 7 km from Peddapalle. | ||
Agriculture is the major occupation in this village, and although | Agriculture is the major occupation in this village, and although Kakatiya canal is flowing through the village, it only irrigates 5 to 6 percent of the lands.{{fact|date=February 2019}} | ||
The total population of the village stands at around 3,000 people (2011 census).{{fact|date=February 2019}} In the 2014 elections, 1,700 voters used their vote.{{fact|date=February 2019}} This village comes under DHARMAPURI(MLA) & PEDDAPALLI(MP) consistencies. | The total population of the village stands at around 3,000 people (2011 census).{{fact|date=February 2019}} In the 2014 elections, 1,700 voters used their vote.{{fact|date=February 2019}} This village comes under DHARMAPURI(MLA) & PEDDAPALLI(MP) consistencies. | ||
Nandagiri | Nandagiri Veerabhadra temple is a famous temple in this village. Every year during Ekadashi they conduct celebrations in this temple.{{fact|date=February 2019}} | ||
TSRTC provided 5 buses to connect this village (LINGAPUR, CHILVAKODUR, PEGADAPALLY, DEEKONDA, KOTLA) | TSRTC provided 5 buses to connect this village (LINGAPUR, CHILVAKODUR, PEGADAPALLY, DEEKONDA, KOTLA) | ||
In this village, all political parties like TRS, Congress, BJP have individual cader. Grampanchayath office located in the middle of the village. | In this village, all political parties like TRS, Congress, BJP have individual cader. Grampanchayath office located in the middle of the village. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
It is said that King Satakarni (241 BC), the son of King Sreemukha of Satavahana dynasty, while going on Jaithra Yathra (victory lap) from Paithan (Prathistanapuram, present Aurangabad in Maharashtra state), made a halt at Nandagiri village and constructed a Gagana Mandiram (Sky Palace) on the top of the hillock. Its ruins are visible even now. Later on, it is said that the 17th king in the Satavahana Dynasty, King Hala (who wrote "Gatha Saptha Shathi" | It is said that King Satakarni (241 BC), the son of King Sreemukha of Satavahana dynasty, while going on Jaithra Yathra (victory lap) from Paithan (Prathistanapuram, present Aurangabad in Maharashtra state), made a halt at Nandagiri village and constructed a Gagana Mandiram (Sky Palace) on the top of the hillock. Its ruins are visible even now. Later on, it is said that the 17th king in the Satavahana Dynasty, King Hala (who wrote "Gatha Saptha Shathi") and his wife resided at Nandagiri. Even though the Satavahana kings practiced Vedic religions, they also patronized Jainism and Buddhism and hence earned name Eka Brahmana. They constructed temples as per the Advaitha culture on the advice of Vedic scholars. [[Satakarni]] family origins come from [[Ikshvaku]] Dynasties of Ancient India and were part of [[Ramayana]] and [[Mahabharata]] era. | ||
==Hyderabad== | ==Hyderabad== | ||
Nandagiri hills (Jubilee Hills) is a suburb of the city of [[Hyderabad, Telangana]]. | Nandagiri hills (Jubilee Hills) is a suburb of the city of [[Hyderabad, Telangana]]. | ||
==Hill Fort near Bangalore== | ==Hill Fort near Bangalore== | ||
{{Main|Nandi Hills, India}} | {{Main|Nandi Hills, India}} | ||
Nandagiri in [[Karnataka]] is the famous Nandidurg, which was captured by [[Lord Cornwallis]] on his march to [[Seringapatam]]. From early times the | |||
Nandagiri in [[Karnataka]] is the famous | [[Western Ganga Dynasty|Ganga Princes]] possessed the title of "Nandigiri Lords." The origin of this place may be found in the tradition that Vishnu Vardhana of the [[Eastern Chalukyas]] dynasty settled at [[Dharmapuri]] on the western bank of the [[Godavari river]]. Four hundred villages or towns became subject to him. His son was Nandu, who built a town called Nandagiri, in which the four castes of Hindus were located.<ref>Mysore and Coorg: A Gazetteer Compiled for the Government of India By Benjamin Lewis Rice Published by Mysore Government Press, 1876</ref> | ||
Nandagiri was changed into Nandi-Giri by the Cholas in the 11th century, and it means the hill of Nandi - the name of the sacred bull of [[Shiva|Siva]].<ref>A History of Vijayanagar: The Never to be Forgotten Empire by Bangalore Suryanarain Row, 1905</ref> | Nandagiri was changed into Nandi-Giri by the Cholas in the 11th century, and it means the hill of Nandi - the name of the sacred bull of [[Shiva|Siva]].<ref>A History of Vijayanagar: The Never to be Forgotten Empire by Bangalore Suryanarain Row, 1905</ref> | ||